Sheehan Construction Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Feb 6, 2018: Employee falls from ladder and a nail shoots into his abdome

At 3:30 p.m. on February 2, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in interior carpentry work at a commercial building construction project. He was using a ladder to gain the needed height to nail a stud. Standing on the ladder's second step, he attempted to hold a stud with his left hand and his nail gun with his right hand. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell backwards, a fall height of 2 feet. As he fell, the nail gun discharged, and a nail punctured his abdomen. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and he was treated for a puncture wound.

Incident on Mar 4, 2013: Employee fractures back in fall from third floor

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 4, 2013, Employee #1 was working on a beam on the third floor of the building at a construction site. A coworker was standi ng on the third level waiting for the employee to pick up the beam so he could h old the other end and move to attach the beam to a wall. Employee #1 and the cow orker were not wearing fall protection. As Employee #1 bent down to grab the bea m using the claw of his hammer, he lost his balance and fell to the second floor , a fall height of 12 feet and 11 inches. Employee #1 was taken to Stanford Hosp ital, where he was hospitalized for eight days and treated for vertebral fractur e. After his discharge from the hospital, Employee #1 was transferred to a rehab ilitation facility, where he stayed for seven days.

Incident on Nov 1, 2010: Carpenter is injured in fall while framing house

At approximately 2:20 p.m. on November 1, 2010, Employee #1, with Sheehan Const ruction, Inc. (a framing contractor for DR Horton, a home builder), was standing on a beam 10 ft above the ground floor taking measurements for the installation of prefabricated floor joists. He was wearing a hard hat, safety shoes, and saf ety glasses, but was not using fall protection equipment. When Employee #1 stepp ed backwards to extend/adjust the length of his measuring tape, he slipped, lost his balance, and fell. He struck wood bracing before landing on a floor. Employ ee #1 was hospitalized at Stanford Hospital for rib and lumbar back fractures.

Incident on Sep 24, 2009: Finger tip is amputated by saw

At approximately 10:15 AM on September 24, 2009, Employee #1, a carpenter, was o perating a portable rotating Skillsaw, cutting a piece of wood approximately 8 i nches in length from a piece of 1 inch thick plywood 3 inches x 8 feet. During t he cut, the tip of the employee's index finger was amputated. The employee was t ransported by his Supervisor to Valley Medical Center in San Jose by the superin tendent. Employer reported the accident to Cal/OSHA on September 24, 2009 via ph one at approximately 2:15 pm. The investigation into the accident began on Octob er 6, 2009 at approximately 10:00 am. Opening conference was held with the Super intendent and General Superintendent. The Division was escorted to the scene, to ok photographs and measurements. At the time of this investigation, the scene ha d been changed. The Skillsaw was moved by the injured employee.

Incident on May 15, 2007: Employee is injured in fall in home under construction

Employee #1 was working in a residential home under construction when he tripped and fell against a 2-inch by 4-inch top rail. The wood broke and the employee f ell approximately 10 feet 6 inches from the second floor to the ground. He fract ured his right foot and ankle, his right hand and elbow, and was hospitalized fo r 4 days.

Incident on Feb 11, 2005: Employee is injured when nail gun discharged nail into knee

On February 11, 2005, an employee was ascending an 8 ft extension ladder carryin g a nail gun. The employee was struck by a 1.75 in. siding nail when the nail gu n discharged. He apparently had his finger on the trigger of the nail gun. The e mployee was hospitalized for 2 days for puncture wound.

Incident on Feb 12, 2003: Employee accidentally shots himself with a nail gun

On February 12, 2003, an employee of Sheehan Construction slipped while working from a ladder. In trying to stabilize himself, he inadvertently came into contac t with a Hitachi nail gun while his right finger was on its trigger. The nail gu n discharged and injured the employee. The employee was hospitalized for two day s at Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek, California.

Incident on Jul 30, 2002: Employee's finger amputated by circular saw

On July 30, 2002, Employee #1 was using a circular saw to cut a 2-by-4 when the saw kicked back, amputating his left index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days.

Incident on Aug 5, 2002: Employee lacerates wrist with portable saw

On August 5, 2002, Employee #1, an apprentice carpenter, was working at a reside ntial construction site. He was using a portable Skilsaw to cut a piece of wood when he sustained a severe laceration to his left wrist. Employee #1 was transpo rted to the Valley Care Hospital-Livermore, where he was admitted for treatment.

Incident on Oct 28, 1998: Employee injured in fall from edge of second floor

Employee #1 was laying OSB subfloor sheeting on the second story of a single-fam ily home under construction. He had to move sheets from the stack, which was at the center of the building, to his work site near the building's edge, where he laid them on glued joists. Employee #1 was standing on the sheeting when the pil e shifted. He lost his balance and fell from the perimeter of the second floor, next to the entryway, to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull and a broken neck. There was no perimeter guardrail or edge to the sheeting.